Recent content by timcress10

This was my first attempt at making a beer label. I managed to scan in the picture I drew, but forgot to check if our color printer had any ink (whoops) so I ended up having a little impromptu coloring session with the 20 or so labels I ended up printing off. I've already begun mocking up my...

Thanks for the congrats! We're pretty excited to finally get to meet her. Had a few folks echo the same sentiment, but it'll all be worth it. Yeah, the original recipe that NewToHomeBrewTom offered up was for an IPA, but as most of my family aren't big fans of hopped up beers, I thought a nice...

On Friday I brewed up a Best Case West Coast Pale Ale partial grain kit, and taking some inspiration from NewToHomeBrewTom on YouTube, chucked in 200g of toasted coconut at the end of the boil, and will add 200g more once I rack over to secondary. Tried to find a general, easy-drinking beer for...

Thanks all for the warm welcome!

Mocked up a rough idea for a mobile brew cart. I'm still compiling all the various bits and bobs to convert 3 kegs into an electric HERMS system, but I've been using Google SketchUp to mock up some other wood working projects and thought I'd give a mobile brew cart a go. The cart itself will...

Looks great! It's definitely giving me some ideas for my future brew room in a yet-to-be built garage, especially the big clean out tub! Similar to you, I'm hoping to set up a wood shop adjacent to the brewing space. What are you doing in terms of dust extraction on the wood shop and just...

Wasn't aware this thread existed, but I may as well chime in! Hailing from the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia but I'm currently living, and home brewing in Antigonish, Nova Scotia (home of St FX University). Currently brewing partial/steep grain kits on the stove top from Noble Grape, while...

I was reading up on converting kegs to electric keggles, and through the magic of the Google machine, homebrewtalk pops up! Glad to be here to check out all the sage advice and tips!

Hi All! Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Tim Cress, a substitute teacher living in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. I've been brewing for only 2.5 years or so, mostly extract kits and have recently gotten onto the Best Case mixed kits (small bag of steeped grains supplemented by a couple...